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Did the song 'Y.M.C.A' by the Village People have any sort of impact on the Young Man's Christian Association?

181 upvotes • bigdickliam

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What was Japan and Italy's reaction to the holocaust and concentration camps? Were they supportive? or did they stay out of it? Why?

181 upvotes • MegaLordmuffin

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It seems to me that a great many words in the English language, (and similar languages such as french, Spanish, Italian etc.), are often explained as being derived from the 'Latin word meaning x', or the 'Greek word meaning Y'. What came before Latin, and before that Greek? I guess I'm asking:...

181 upvotes • AlphaFlags

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How did Portugal go from being a colonial empire to Western Europe's poorest country?

181 upvotes • bendymcbenders

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Was it considered polite to cover one's mouth when coughing before the germ theory of disease gained acceptance?

181 upvotes • rocketman0739

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How did the German members of the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha respond to the English King George V's decision to repudiate the name in favour of "Windsor" in 1917?

181 upvotes • NMW

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Why are letters written by American Civil War soldiers so well worded and articulate even though the majority of soldiers weren't very well educated?

181 upvotes • theBERZERKER13

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What was shopping like in the Soviet Union like?

181 upvotes • AlextheGreat13

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Where did the two-tiered system of enlisted/officers in the military come from, and why is it so ubiquitous?

181 upvotes • nilhaus

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How did the combatant nations of WW2 disarm their soldiers when fighting ended? Did lots of soldiers hold on to their weapons, and/or take sidearms home with them? How much military hardware was unaccounted for?

181 upvotes • eeeeeep

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Did the song 'Y.M.C.A' by the Village People have any sort of impact on the Young Man's Christian Association?	181	bigdickliam
What was Japan and Italy's reaction to the holocaust and concentration camps? Were they supportive? or did they stay out of it? Why?	181	MegaLordmuffin
It seems to me that a great many words in the English language, (and similar languages such as french, Spanish, Italian etc.), are often explained as being derived from the 'Latin word meaning x', or the 'Greek word meaning Y'. What came before Latin, and before that Greek? I guess I'm asking:...	181	AlphaFlags
How did Portugal go from being a colonial empire to Western Europe's poorest country?	181	bendymcbenders
Was it considered polite to cover one's mouth when coughing before the germ theory of disease gained acceptance?	181	rocketman0739
How did the German members of the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha respond to the English King George V's decision to repudiate the name in favour of "Windsor" in 1917?	181	NMW
Why are letters written by American Civil War soldiers so well worded and articulate even though the majority of soldiers weren't very well educated?	181	theBERZERKER13
What was shopping like in the Soviet Union like?	181	AlextheGreat13
Where did the two-tiered system of enlisted/officers in the military come from, and why is it so ubiquitous?	181	nilhaus
How did the combatant nations of WW2 disarm their soldiers when fighting ended? Did lots of soldiers hold on to their weapons, and/or take sidearms home with them? How much military hardware was unaccounted for?	181	eeeeeep